Recommendations for Buying Groceries and Fresh Food

[neo]

Hello, long time no speak

I was wondering if anyone could recommend good groceries stores, delicatessens or similar for fresh food.

A colleague from work is relocating to Singapore and the information I have is seriously out of date, and of course we never really got fresh food that often

I recall some people talking about good places for meats and bread in various locations, but couldn't recall where.

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[baloo]

Foodies mart are good for meat. Cheap and decent.

[Fat Bob]

Best of the bread places I've found is Cedele, but I don't eat loads and not searched for others.

Foodie Market is good for meat (in Outram - seatch for it on Facebook), would be better if they accepted credit cards.

The Butchers in Holland Village is good for meat and sausages, and there are supposedly other butchers around town (Swiss Butchers, Hubers, Brazillian).

Fresh food - I buy mine at Cold Storage - average. Supposedly there are other places, I don't have the time or a maid to go to them.

[slinky]

I like Huber's Butcher at Dempsey and I know some people who like QB (http://www.qbfood.com.sg/path/) -- I haven't made it over there to check it out, but you can order online from them too.

Generally, I end up buying most things at Cold Storage or Marketplace, depending on where I am. Fair Price Finest at Bukit Timah Plaza was good in the past, but I don't have much occasion to be near there these days, so I haven't been lately. Some of the wet markets are good for fresh food. Fruit, Veg, fresh chicken that you can take home and freeze (as opposed to thawed chicken you get in the supermarket), and fish are all things I've gotten at wet markets and at better prices than Cold Storage. Ghim Moh is a good one and a lot of people like Tekka Market. HV is ok, but pretty small compared to others.

Just a general note, groceries are expensive here especially if you stick to a more Western diet, I think. It's easy to spend a ton of money on grocery shopping here. Even the things you are used to being inexpensive in your home country are often out of sight in price here. Things like raspberries and blueberries are usually ridiculously priced here (yeah, yeah, I know, they are imported and don't grow nearby). Earlier this week blueberries were on special in a big container for about $9.00 at Cold Storage. In the US, I'd fall down laughing at that price anytime of year, but here, I know that's a BARGAIN that I can only get for a short time each year. The rest of the year, we generally just don't have blueberries.

[baloo]

I like Huber's Butcher at Dempsey and I know some people who like QB (http://www.qbfood.com.sg/path/) -- I haven't made it over there to check it out, but you can order online from them too.

Foodies mart/market is QB's retail outlet.

[slinky]

Foodies mart/market is QB's retail outlet.

Ah, good to know! Thanks

[expat yorkshire]

recently used Redmart.com.sg


It worked quite well

[baloo]

We now use NTUC fairprice online. Cheaper than Cold Storage and you can see what's not in stock on their website.

Had a quick look at redmart but they didn't have some of the items we regularly order so we reverted back to NTUC. I think NTUC is cheaper than redmart too.

All perishable/fresh goods we buy at either Cold Storage / Market Place or NTUC Fairprice/Finest

[sluggo]

I always liked the Swiss Butcher for fresh meats and Tekka Market for fresh fruit but like many people we didn't cook much at home when we lived in Singapore. There are just so many good and cheap places to eat out in Singapore. For regular groceries we shopped at Cold Storage and Jasons Market.

[Kooky]

of course we never really got fresh food that often

Cheeky git - we ate in more there than we do here. Which says a lot


Don't you just hate people that only post when they want something?

[JJ]

A list of suppliers that I was given and have been adding to since:

WINE
Far East Distillers (wholesale beer and wine)
26 Chin Bee Road
Singapore 619832
Contact : 62615656
Fax : 62656156

Underground Wine (wholesale wine)
www.undergroundwines.com.sg
Contact : Sianne Dixon – sianne@undergroundwine.com.sg

Benchmark Wine (wholesale wine)
www.benchmarkwines.com.sg
Contact: Rob – info@benchmarkwines.com.sg

Winelah (wholesale wine)
www.winelah.com.sg


MEAT
Q. B. Food Trading Pte Ltd
8 Chin Bee Crescent, Singapore 619893
Office: +65 62616120
Mon – Fri : 9am – 6pm
Sat : 9am – 3pm
Sun and P.Hol : Closed
http://www.qbfood.com.sg/storefront/index.php

MMMMMMM (Meats, Marinates & More – Factory Outlet)
BH Fresh Food Pte Ltd
No. 6, Chin Bee Crescent, Singapore 619892.
Retail operating hour: 9am - 5pm,
Open from Mon to Sat, closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
http://www.mmmm.com.sg/scripts/default.asp

Rudi’s Fine Food Pte Ltd
11 Chin Bee Crescent, Singapore 619895
Tel: (65) 6268 2610
Fax: (65) 6268 7325
www.rudis.com.sg

Contact persons:
Bessie Su
Email: bessie@rudis.com.sg
Rose Kiong
Mobile: 9658 0178
Email: rose@rudis.com.sg
Sales & Order Dept
Email: sales@rudis.com.sg

Office hours:
Mon – Fri 8.00 am to 5.30 pm
Sat 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
Sun & PH Closed
Lunch break 12.00 noon – 1.00 pm



SEAFOOD
High Fresh Trading Pte Ltd
94B, Jalan Senang, Singapore 418469
Ph : 6442 7966 ; Fax : 6448 7016
Email : highhigh@singnet.com.sg
www.highfresh.com.sg


Hong Food Supplier Pte Ltd
20 Pandan Loop, #01-157 Singapore 128238
Phone : 6779 6332, Fax : 6779 2701
Email : sales@hongfood.com.sg
www.hongfood.com.sg

SONG FISH DEALER PTE LTD
19 Fishery Port Road
Singapore 619736
Telephone : (65) 6777 3939
Facsimile : (65) 6777 1851
Email : sales@songfish.com.sg

Chye Huat Trading Enterprise
11 Chin Bee Dr
Singapore 619862 +65 62646977

FRUIT & VEGETABLES
At Fresh Pte Ltd (Chin Bee Rd)
14 Chin Bee Rd
Tel: (65) 62642005
Fax: (65) 67797290

ORGANIC VEG DELIVERIES
WWW.supernature.com.sg
www.greencircle.com.sg
www.bestorganicfood.sg
www.natures-glory.com
www.zenxin.com

OTHER
S M TAN FROZEN FOOD
20 Bukit Batok Crescent Enterprise Centre
Singapore 658080
+65 62686728

TOMOYA JAPANESE FOOD TRADING PTE LTD
20 Bukit Batok Crescent
#13-26 Singapore 658080
+65 65695006


Tong Garden Nuts
33 Chin Bee Crescent
Singapore 619901
Contact : 62642828
Fax : 62652515
http://www.tonggarden.com.sg


San Seng – Bedlinen, Pyrex
3 Second Chin Bee Road
Singapore 618770
Contact : 62659090
Fax : 62651808

Ann Tat Frozen Food Trading
Frozen Asian Food including Shrimp Balls, Potato Curry Puffs
11, Chin Bee Cres Singapore 619895
Phone : 67455265
http://www.anntat.com/index.htm

[Morrolan]

oohh... useful thread candidate!